Usman Nurmagomedov makes quick work of Chris Gonzalez at Bellator 283
Bellator MMA returns to us tonight, July 22, 2022, for Bellator 283, going down live from the Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma, Washington.
Headlining the event was initially slated to be a Bellator lightweight championship bout between current champion Patricky Freire and his challenger, no. 1 ranked Sidney Outlaw.
However, Freire was forced out of the bout with an injury, and considering, our main event of the evening comes in the welterweight division between former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima and fellow top contender Jason Jackson.
Co-headlining the event is a lightweight bout between Sidney Outlaw and Rizin talent Tofiq Musayev.
Our feature fight of the night also came in the lightweight division, this one between Usman Nurmagomedov and Chris Gonzalez.
Continue reading to see how this lightweight encounter went down:
Official Result: Usman Nurmagomedov def. Chris Gonzalez via submission (front choke) at 2:54 of round one
Nurmagomedov does a good job early of keeping his distance, as well as controlling the center with his flashy kicks. Gonzalez returns a head kick of his own, but Nurmagomedov is wise to it and continues landing strikes of his own.
Gonzalez desperately rushes him into the fence in search of a takedown, and the two trade knees in the clinch for a moment, before Nurmagomedov secures a trip takedown off the clinch. He then proceeds to wrap his arms around Gonzalez’ neck and secure the front choke victory, improving to 15-0 in the process.
Usman Nurmagomedov was ranked at no. 3 coming into this fight, do we see him fighting for the title next?
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